CB Insights Joins Silicon Valley Bank's Partner Network to Give Innovators a Competitive Edge
CB Insights will provide select SVB startup banking clients with access to its private market data tools via the SVB Offers program.
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CB Insights announced a new partnership with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank (FCNCA), to offer selected SVB startup banking clients access to CB Insights' private company ratings and market intelligence.
Through the SVB Offers program, eligible founders can use CB Insights' data on over 12 million private and public companies, including analysis of funding, commercial deals, hiring trends, and competitive networks. Tools such as the "ChatCBI" AI agent and model context protocol (MCP) are intended to support market analysis, target sourcing, and strategic decision‑making for SVB clients.
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- Companies and investors covered
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- CB Insights private-market intelligence coverage
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Exclusive offer provides select SVB clients access to private company ratings and intelligence relied on by the world's leading companies
Market and competitive intelligence can create a significant advantage. But trustworthy, comprehensive data about the private markets is challenging to find, validate, and monitor. Many growing companies lack dedicated strategy and research teams to analyze the data. And the innovation economy moves quickly.
Through the SVB Offers program, SVB startup banking clients can now address these challenges and gain a competitive edge.
CB Insights ranks and rates the private companies that matter, drawing on proprietary interviews with operators and rich, validated intelligence about more than 12 million private companies, public companies, and investors. They track company performance, competitive networks, emerging technology markets, funding activity, commercial deals, hiring trends, and movements by operators and technical talent. Their "ChatCBI" AI agent and model context protocol (MCP) tools power market analysis and target sourcing with analyst expertise and nonpublic data.
"For founders, every second counts. They need not only data they can trust, but also perspective on what it means," said Karl Kong, CEO of CB Insights. "We take a position on which markets, competitors, customers, and operators to pursue. Our partnership with SVB puts that intelligence in founders' hands from the start when it can have the most impact."
These capabilities will help SVB clients target prospective partners and customers, build investor relationships, find exit opportunities, spot top talent, and anticipate new competitors. SVB clients can also share their perspective with CB Insights analysts directly, elevating their visibility with leading companies and investors.
"As a multi-exited founder, investor, and mentor who has supported hundreds of founders, I believe founder success is all about creating more opportunities for them to win; to provide more shots on goal and the added firepower they need to compete in today's market," said Ben Maitland-Lewis, Director, Startup Banking & Founder Success at Silicon Valley Bank. "The insights that CB Insights provides can help founders better understand their competitive landscape, identify opportunities earlier, and make more informed strategic decisions as they scale."
SVB clients can visit the dedicated landing page to learn more.
About Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of some of the world's most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial banking to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights and connections. SVB's parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than
Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, will rebrand as First Citizens Innovation Banking in Q4 2026. For more information, visit firstcitizens.com/rebrand.
About CB Insights
CB Insights is the authority on private technology companies. Six of the Mag 7 and 26 of the top 30 banks use us to build conviction in their next investment, acquisition, partner, or customer. We rank and rate the companies that matter, drawing on proprietary interviews with operators and rich, validated intelligence on 13 million companies. Built for leaders and their AI agents. Learn more at cbinsights.com.
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Who can benefit from the CB Insights partnership with Silicon Valley Bank?
The partnership is aimed at SVB startup banking clients, who can use CB Insights' ratings, private company intelligence, and AI tools to better understand their competitive landscape, identify opportunities earlier, and make more informed strategic decisions as they scale.
What types of information does CB Insights provide to SVB clients?
CB Insights tracks company performance, competitive networks, emerging technology markets, funding activity, commercial deals, hiring trends, and movements by operators and technical talent. Its tools, including the "ChatCBI" AI agent and MCP, support market analysis and target sourcing using validated data on more than 12 million companies and investors.
How can SVB clients learn more about the CB Insights offer?
SVB clients are directed to visit a dedicated landing page to learn more about the CB Insights offer available through the SVB Offers program.